Awning bracket



June 26, 1928. 1,674,929

H. E. sTEARNs AWNING BRACKET Filed Feb. 17, 1927 INV TOR,

ATTORNEY.

MMA/v Patented June 26, 1928.

UNITED STATES HOWARD E. sfrEAENs, or BEAVER CITYQNEBEASKA.

AWNING BRACKET.

Application iled February 17,1927. Serial No. 168,992.

This invention relates to awning brackets, and more particularly to those applied to the windows or doors of automobiles where sliding glass closures are associated with the doors or windows. f

It is an object of this invention to provide novel means which will permit the awning to be used when the glass or transparent pane is elevated or lowered, and to provide means by which the elements constituting the structure may be expeditiously manipulated for positioning the parts to accomplish the result when the glass 1s in its different positions.

It is a further object of this invention to produce an awning bracket which can be expeditiously applied to or removed from automobiles, the said structure comprising comparatively few and inexpensive parts. 0

With the foregoing and other objects 1n vie-w, the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings for-ming part of this application wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in 30 which- Figure 1 illustratesv a view in side elevation of a fragment of an automobile body with a device embodying the invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 illustrates a view in elevation of one of the brackets and parts associated with it;

Figure 3 illustrates a perspective view of one of the brackets;

Figure 4 illustrates a plan view of the awning frame; and

Figure 5 illustrates a sectional view showing the joint between the shade frame and bracket.

In carrying the invention into practice. brackets are duplicated on each side edge of the door and the frame of the door in which the glass is slidable. Each bracket comprises a plate 5 having provision, such as a 50 socket 6, for receiving the spindle or projection of a roller 7 on which the awning or curtain 8 is wound and stored. The construction of shade rollers is well known and therefore a detail illustration and descrip- 55 tion of the same is believed unnecessary.

The plate may be secured to the door structure by a fastening 9, such as a screw or the like, which extends through an aperture 10 of the plate.

The lower end of the plate has a keyhole slot 11 and the said plate has an approximately horizontally disposed arm or extension 12 adapted to project outwardly across the door or window sash. In the present embodiment of the invention, the arm 12 has an offset portion 13 which lits in the runway of the glass 14 of the door in order that the movement of the glass will not be obstructed or impeded when it is manipulated for lowering or raising the glass. The arm also has a buttonhole slot 15 and the arm terminates in a liange 16 provided with a notch 17 which forms a seat, as will presently appear.

The arms 18 of theI awning frame have angularly disposed ends 19 which lit in the buttonhole slots 11 or 15, according to the position desired for the said frame, and the arrangement is such that the a'rms cannot be sprung toward eachother to'remove` them from the slots until the angularly disposed ends are alining with the slot portions of the holes.

As shown in Fig. 2, the awning frame may y assume the position in which it is shown in full lines or the position in which it is shown in dotted lines, and, of course, the arms may be located in either of the slots 11 or 15. Then the awning is to be used when the glass is closed, the awning frame would be located in the buttonhole slots 15, and when used when the glass is open, the ends of the frame may be located in the holes 11.

When the frame is in the position in which it is shown in full lines, Fig. 2, the arms 18 of the frame will be located in the seats 17 of the flanges 16 and the awning will be held extended against the action of the spring which is usually associated with spring rollers, which spring will be effective to return the frame to the dotted line position and hold it there.

I claim:

1. In an awning bracket for automobiles, a device consisting of a plate having an angularly disposed arm, the arm having an olfset portion adapted to fit in a groove of a glass receiving frame, the said device having awning frame sockets, one on each side of the offset whereby the said awning frame may be attached to the bracket inside or outside of the glass receiving frame.

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2. In 'anv awning bracket for automobiles, frame may be attached to the bracket inside a device consisting of a plate having an oroutsideof the glass reeeivingjframe, and angularly disposed arm, the arm having an means at the end of the angularly disposed 10 offset portion adapted to it in a groove of portion for holding the awning frame ap- 5 a glass receiving frame7 the said devicel proximately horizontally.

having awning Jframe sockets, one kon each side of the oset whereby the said awning 'i HOWARD E. STEARNS. 

